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European election tests an unpopular government and a scandal-hit far-right party in Germany

The Independent UK

Angela Merkel memoirs to be published in November

Freedom: Memories 1954-2021 will cover Merkel’s childhood, political rise and 16 years as German chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Even Olaf Scholz is admitting Germany’s govt is in trouble

Olaf Scholz is not known for expressions of self-doubt. So a nation took notice when the German chancellor voiced, for the first time, that things weren’t going to plan.

The Times of India

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Germany to explore Rwanda-style asylum processing plan as it tightens migration rules

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has come under pressure to deal wth a rising number of asylum applications amid rising public concern over levels of migration and growing support for far-right parties

The Independent UK

Germany is aiming to ease deportations as the government faces intense pressure on migration

The German government has drawn up legislation to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers and plans to discuss measures to tackle migration with the opposition as it tries to defuse what has become a major political problem

The Independent UK

German opposition leader faces criticism for comments on dental care for migrants

Germany’s conservative opposition leader has drawn strong government criticism for suggesting that migrants are getting expensive dental treatment at the expense of established residents

The Independent UK

Will Europe’s centre-right parties accept defeat or sell their souls to the hard right?

Progressive policies are at stake as conservatives attempt to forge alliances in the European parliament with extreme nationalists, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

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German far-right leader urges conservatives to break down 'firewall' against his party

A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany is urging members of the country’s main opposition conservative bloc to break down a “firewall” meant to isolate his party, which is at record levels in polls

The Independent UK

German opposition leader faces unease over comments on cooperation with far right

Germany’s opposition leader is insisting that there will be no “cooperation” at the local level between his party and the far-right Alternative for Germany after his suggestion that they might somehow work together drew unease within his own conservative bloc

The Independent UK

German centre-right leader retreats from remarks about working with AfD

Friedrich Merz suggested his CDU was willing to cooperate with far-right party at local level, but rows back after outraged reaction

The Guardian - UK

Germans aren’t buying Scholz’s plan to keep them safe and rich

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is struggling to persuade Germans he can handle the litany of troubles looming over the country he has led since 2021.

Tribune News Service

German opposition leader replaces a top aide as he tries to improve standing in polls

Germany’s opposition leader is replacing one of his party’s top officials with an ally as he tries to improve its standing in polls and capitalize on discontent with the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz

The Independent UK

German opposition leader takes aim at migration, but largely rules out working with far right

Germany’s conservative opposition leader says large-scale migration is one of the country’s biggest problems and the main reason for a recent surge in support for the far right

The Independent UK

What far-right AfD’s district election win means for Germany

Alternative for Germany’s victory leads to outpouring of despair and recrimination from other parties and civil groups.

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Reuters

Germany's main opposition leader calls for European coalition on China ties

Germany's main opposition leader on Friday called for Berlin to involve key allies in negotiations with China as part of a rethink of ties with Beijing that reflected a global "paradigm shift" in security and foreign policy.

Bangkok Post

Reframing beauty

It has been 10 years since Lawrence Siow joined Merz Aesthetics. The global company's regional president, he leads strategy and operations in Asia Pacific, where non-invasive cosmetic procedures have gained popularity over the past decade, even among a younger audience.

France 24

Biden, Scholz meet, pledge support for Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes’

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Western allies would support Ukraine for “as long as it takes” as he visited the White House on Friday for a private meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden, Scholz to Huddle on Ukraine War at White House

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting the White House on Friday for a private meeting with President Joe Biden as both allies become increasingly vocal about their concerns that China may step off the sidelines and supply weapons to Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Such a step could dramatically…

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The Independent UK

Biden, Scholz to huddle on Ukraine war at White House

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting the White House on Friday for a private meeting with President Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Germany's military 'turning point' still a work in progress

Nearly a year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “turning point” that would trigger a massive increase in Germany’s military spending, the turnaround for his country’s armed forces still has a long way to go

The Independent UK

German party moves to expel former spy chief as member

Germany’s main opposition party has launched an effort to expel from its ranks a former head of the country’s intelligence agency, weeks after he complained of what he said was a move toward “eliminatory racism against whites.”

The Independent UK

Ex-spy chief caught in race row over anti-white conspiracy theory

Hans-Georg Maassen is accused of ‘repeatedly using language from antisemites and conspiracy ideologists’

The Independent UK

German CDU party seeks to expel ex-intelligence agency chief over ‘racism against whites’ remarks

Party accuses Hans-Georg Maassen of ‘repeatedly using language from the milieu of antisemites and conspiracy ideologists’

The Independent UK

German opposition party seeks to expel ex-intel agency chief

Germany’s main opposition party is trying to get a rid of a member and former head of the country’s domestic intelligence agency after he complained about what he said was a move toward “eliminatory racism against whites.”

The Guardian - UK

With dangerous anti-immigrant rhetoric, history risks repeating itself

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Joan Salter, a Holocaust survivor, which condemned the home secretary’s language about asylum seekers

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